SOUTH WEST
GEORGIA
VALLEY OF
SOUTHWEST GA
Out of the dust of the farm fields in Southwest Georgia arose the Scottish Rite Valley of Southwest Georgia. The Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Souther Jurisdiction of the United Stated granted a Charter to the Emeth Lodge of Perfection (Albany, GA) on October 22, 1919.
About the Scottish Rite Degrees
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The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is commonly known as the Scottish Rite. It is one of several appendant groups of the worldwide fraternity known as Freemasonry. Each Valley has up to four Scottish Rite bodies, and each body confers a set of degrees. In the Southern Jurisdiction these are the Lodge of Perfection (4° - 14°), Chapter of Rose Croix (15° - 18°), Council of Kadosh (19° - 30°), and the Consistory (31° - 32°).
Court of Honour - The Scottish Rite confers a number of honors upon members who have contributed extraordinary service to the Rite, to Masonry in general, and to the world at large.
The Supreme Council confers the 33rd Degree of Sovereign Grand Inspector General.
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The Scottish Rite is one of the two branches of Freemasonry in which a Master Mason may proceed after he has completed the three degrees of Symbolic or Blue Lodge Masonry. The other branch is known as the York Rite, consisting of Royal Arch Masons, Royal and Select Masters and the Knights Templar.
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LODGE OF PERFECTION
CHAPTER OF
ROSE CROIX
COUNCIL OF KADOSH
COURT OF
HONOUR
CONSISTORY